Makoshika State Park -Located on the southeastern edge of Glendive is Makoshika State Park. The name is Sioux and means bad earth or bad lands. Makoshika is a special place where the evolution of the planet earth and its plant and animal life - for nearly 80 million years - can be read. Among the carved rock formations are the fossilized remains of plants and animals from the age of reptiles. Visible here is evidence of the first mammals, the great ice age, primitive tribes, and the Indian culture. Intriguing, rugged badlands, located on the out-skirts of Glendive, encompass 8,123 acres. A new interactive visitor center is complete with a triceratops dinosaur skeleton head and frill found near Makoshika. The “badlands’ of Makoshika started as a barren rock area. The soft rock strata eroded into varied fantastic forms.

Montana Moss Agates - Found in creek bottoms, gravel beds, and along banks of the Yellowstone River running through Glendive. No charge. Directions given at chamber or Jordan Conference Center.

Paddlefishing For The Prehistoric Non-Skeletal Fish - Near Intake, 17 miles north of Glendive, may weigh 100 pounds. A Montana fishing license and a special tag are needed.

Frontier Gateway Museum — Antiques of the early-day homesteaders and cattlemen of the area. Fossils and Indian artifact. Free.

Self-Guided Walking Tour Of Glendive’s Downtown Historic District - Many buildings listed in National Register of Historic places. Guide brochures available at Chamber of Commerce, 200 N. Merrill, located in the heart of downtown Glendive.

Attention, Rock Hounds!!! - Rock hounds will enjoy the area - choice Montana agates can be found, as well as fossil remains of prehistoric creatures and Indian artifacts.

The Yellowstone River in eastern Montana is renowned worldwide for the quality and abundance of plume and moss agates found on its shores.

The Chamber of Commerce has an interesting display of agates and will be able to supply you with the names of several local agate dealers and retailers. Guided rock hounder boat tours are available.  

Glendive’s best resource, however, are our people; friendly, helpful, hard working and fun-loving folks. You will find this true whether you are in Glendive for pleasure or business. We appreciate our clean air, safety for our families, good schools and the beauty of the Yellowstone River and the Eastern Montana plains, and deem ourselves lucky to live here!

Our past may be ancient history, but we have a progressive future far from extinction. We welcome you to be a part of it!